GANESHA,POPULARY KNOWN AND RECOGNISED AS THE ELEPHANT-GOD.GANESHA HAS FOUR TO TEN ARMS,A POT BELLY.HIS VEHICLE IS A RAT.IN HIS HANDS HE HOLDS A ROPE,AN AXE,A GOAD,A DISH OF SWEET-BALLS ETC.THE FOURTH HAND IS IN THE BOON GIVING POSITION. A SON OF SHIVA ,HE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GODS AND IS CALLED THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES.BEFORE EVERY UNDERTAKING LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF A HOUSE ,OR OPENING OF A SHOP OR BEGININNING ANY OTHER WORK,LORD GANESHA IS FIRST WORSHIPPED SO AS TO INVOKE HIS BLESSINGS.